We performed a comparison between Cisco Secure Network Analytics and PRTG Network Monitor based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Monitoring Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"The single dashboard is a valuable feature."
"The solution reduces the amount of time it takes to detect and remediate threats."
"Another notable feature of Cisco Secure Network Analytics is its Layer 7 visibility, which allows us to monitor and analyze network communications at the application layer."
"The beginning of any security investigation starts with net flow data."
"There are already many functionalities, so I don't think there is anything to improve."
"The feature most valuable for us is to gain visibility of what is actually floating through, so we can stop it based on whether it's good or bad traffic."
"Cisco Stealthwatch provides the solutions analytics and threat detection capabilities that I am looking for. It has also improved the network visibility of our organization."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the logging, keeping threats under control, and keeping our data and environment secure."
"From what I understand, you can encrypt and unencrypt traffic moving in transit. This is one of the features that we liked about it."
"It is great for service level agreements and can comply fully with internet monitoring or any interface."
"We can see which fiber links have been used heavily and, if they are used heavily, we can introduce more links to particular buildings or particular areas."
"The feature I like is that it can easily do a lot of mapping."
"Speed of deployment is one of the most valuable features."
"The solution is scalable."
"It gives me a live view of the traffic on the WAN."
"PRTG Network Monitor is a very stable product."
"The sensors and remote probes are phenomenal. We use them for all of our global sites. The problem with our global sites are that they are all VPNs. If the link goes down, you can't monitor other solutions, as it just goes off the grid. Having remote probes allows them to still carry on and get the information that we need when it comes back up, sending the information to us."
"The technical support needs improvement."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"I would like Cisco to make it easier for the administrators to use it."
"Many of these tools require extensive on-premises hardware to run."
"Some of our customers find this solution to be a little bit tough because they don't understand how to configure and use it."
"The GUI could use some improvement. Being able to find features more easily would be a great improvement if it was simplified."
"If there was one improvement I’d suggest it would be that it detect traffic through an intranet. The product requires that traffic flow through a managed network device. The product is designed mostly for enterprise environments and not smaller environments or businesses."
"The initial setup was complex."
"Complexity on integration is not so straightforward and you really need an expert to help build it out."
"Cisco could improve the administration for the customers."
"Having a Unix implementation or Unix installation could be an improvement. Right now, it's based just on Windows, and that's a problem for some customers."
"The database needs improvement."
"PRTG Network Monitor can improve the reports. In the reports, you have to give an alert for that SMS and email, the emergency calls and downtimes have to be reported accordingly. You have to enable email services or an SMS gateway service to receive more alerts at the proper time."
"The thing that we do struggle with a bit is in the historic data. If I want look over 30 days, because it averages out onto one graph, you can't zoom in and drill down information."
"The Desktop app is good but it can be really sluggish at times, especially when you're editing different elements."
"PRTG Network Monitor is okay to use, but you'll need some time to analyze the data. If it can automatically locate or identify the problem area, it would be more helpful to users."
"With custom sensors, there is a lot of work which needs to be done in the background, just for it to be tailor-made for the specific thing that we are actually monitoring. We take a lot of time with the custom sensors. I would like to see the customer sensor be more robust and a bit more varied."
"Mostly, this software has sensors for devices to monitor specs and you can build or develop or modify various sensors, according to your company's needs. But you may need to do that with coding or plugins or with the support of Paessler AG, the manufacturer."
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Cisco Secure Network Analytics is ranked 25th in Network Monitoring Software with 58 reviews while PRTG Network Monitor is ranked 5th in Network Monitoring Software with 96 reviews. Cisco Secure Network Analytics is rated 8.2, while PRTG Network Monitor is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco Secure Network Analytics writes "Increased the visibility of what is happening in our network". On the other hand, the top reviewer of PRTG Network Monitor writes "It's an all-in-one solution, and net flow is included in the licensing ". Cisco Secure Network Analytics is most compared with Darktrace, Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics, ThousandEyes, Vectra AI and Arista NDR, whereas PRTG Network Monitor is most compared with Zabbix, Centreon, SolarWinds NPM, Nagios XI and ManageEngine OpManager. See our Cisco Secure Network Analytics vs. PRTG Network Monitor report.
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